Barrel-heater.



R. DRONIA.

BARREL HEATER.

APPLICATION FILED JAlLao, 1912.

1,037, 1 357; Patented Aug. 27; 1912, l

SYM

ATUHNEVS .ROBERT DRONIA, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOH STUMPF, OF

' NEW YORK, N. Y.

BARREL-HEATER.

Specieationof Letters Patent. atnted Aug, 27, 1912,

Application led January 80, 1912. Serial No. 674,252.

To all whom t may concern: I Be it known that l, ROBERT DRONIA, a citizen of the United States, and a resident ofl the city of New York, borough of Manhat-. tan, inthe county and State of New York,I have invented a new andlmproved Barrel- Heater, of which the following is a full,=

clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in barrel or keg heating devices and particularly to an improved structure used for removing by heating the rosin or pitch from the interior of barrels or kegs.

The object in view is to provide an improved structure in which a flame may be used interiorly of the keg for heating the same.

A further object of the invention is to provide an improved housing designed to be maintained substantially full -of water, from which projects a heating device arranged to extend through the bunghole of a keg or barrel so that when the rosin or pitch in the keg orbarrel has been melted the same will pass out the bunghole into the receptacle or reservoir and will be chilled b the water so as to quickly coagulate or solidify.

In carrying out the objects of the invention, al housing is provided of any desired kind which is maintained substantially full of water and from which projects a burner. The hole through which the burner projects is made considerably larger than the burner so that when the barrel is. placed over the burner and the heat from the burner melts the rosinor pitch in the barrel the same may freely enter .the receptacle and come in contact with the water. The burner is formed so as to remain lighted while in the interior of the keg or barrel, a supply of air being provided so as t-o maintain combustion and thus permit the use directly of a flame for heating the barrel. A suitable vent is provided for the receptacle for removing the obnoxious gases substantially at the time they are time lost 1n successively heating the barrels placed upon the device.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, in

generated so that there will be nol which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the invention showing a ke in position; Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertlcal section through an embodiment of the invention, one of the burners being shown in section for the purpose of illustrating the structure; and Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the structure shown in Fig. 1, the barrel being shown removed together with part of' the vent.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numerals, 1 indicates a housing of any desired kind, designed to be substantially filled with water. The water is let into the housing through an inlet pipe 2 controlled by a valve 3. An outlet or overflow pipe 4 is rovided near the opposite end of the housing 1 so that water may be continually supplied and removed for maintaining a fresh supply at all times. A pair of cross members 5 and 6 forming part of the top, carry barrel supports 7^ and 8 respectively. Each lof the strips or plates 5 and 6 is formed with an aperture 9`considerably larger than the burners l0 and 11 so as to allow the melted pitch or rosin from the barrels placed thereon to pass freely into the interior of the receptacle 1. A central plate 12 is provided which carries a vent pipe 13 formed with a discharge member 14 in which is positioned a steam blast 15 which acts as a suction device for drawing the obnoxious gases, as sm-oke and the like, from the interior of the housing 1. A removable door 16 is provided which 1s adapted to have one end extend beneath the plate 12 and the opposite end lit fiush with the edge of the plate 5, the ends of the door resting on the sides of the housing 1. A pair of beveled blocks 17 and 18 are connected with the door 16 for engaging pivotally mounted locking members 19 and 20. When it i's desired to examine the interior of the housing for any purpose, the locking members 19 and 20 are swung around 0n their pivots until free of the door 16, whereupon the door 16 may be raised pivotally a short distance and then moved substantially longitudinally of the housing 1 until the edge has been disengaged from the sections 21 of the top may be plate 12. The

a door similar to the .door 16 evenly distribute the heat throughout the barrel or keg. It will be evident that the expression barrel or keg includes any receptacle which may be fitted over the burners 10 and 11. The tube 22 extends downward and is threaded into a suitable suport g2 is a mixing tube 25 which extends downward and is threaded into a fitting 26 to which is connected a gas supply pipe 27. Projecting upwardly into the tube 25 is a discharge member 28 connected with an' air supply pipe 29. The pipes 27 and 29 have a iiow of air and gas therein controlled 4by suitablevalves 30 and 31 (Fig. l) so that a proper mixture is discharged out of the tube 25 and through the apertures 23. The pipes 2'( and 29 are supplied with air and gas from suitable' supply pipes 32'and 33.

In operation the burners 10 and 11 are started and then the kegs successively placed thereover until properly heated and the pitch or rosin removed therefrom. After the pitch and rosin has become heated the same will fall down the sides of the keg and out the bunghole and from thence through the aperture 9l into the -interior of t e housing 1. I Upon entering the housing 1 the pitch or krosin contacts with the water therein and solidiies or coagulates quickly. After any suitable amount has accumulatedI in the receptacle 1, the door 16 may be removed and the rosin removed. By supplying air to the gas as described, a flame is maintained within the keg notwithstanding the factthat the same is a substantially closed receptacle.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. In a device of the character described, a housing formed with an aperture therein, means for supporting a keg over said aperture, a burner arranged in said housing and extending through said aperture so that the upper end thereof will be substantially` centrally of said keg, and means for supplying mixed air' and gas to the end of said burner in said keg. Y

24. Arranged interiorly of the tube- 2. In a device of the character described, a housing formed with an aperture therein, means for supportingakeg over said aperture, a burner extending through said aper- Y ture but not filling the same whereby matter may iiow from said keg through said aperture intosaid housing, said burner being formed with an outer tubular member having radiating apertures at the upper end, a pipe extending centrally of said tubular member to a position adjacent .the

apertures in the -upper end thereof, and4 means for supplying air to the lower end of said pipe and means for supplying gas to the lower end of said tubular member whereby air and gas will be supplied to the outer tubular member near said apertures for maintaining combustion independent of the surrounding atmosphere.

3. In a device of the character described, a housing formed with an aperture therein, means for su porting a keg over said aperture, means or supplying a cooling Huid to said housing, a burner arranged to extend through said aperture but not ll the same so that matter may pass from said keg through said aperture into said housing3 said burner extending into said housing and into said cooling fluid, whereby said burner is maintained cool, and means for supplying air and gas to said burner.

4. In a device of the character described, a housing, a vent connected with the upper part ,of said housing, means for drawing gases through said vent, a burner connected with said housing, and means for supporting a keg over said burner, said housing being formed with an aperture adjacent the burner for permitting matter to pass 5. In a device of the character described,

a housing formed with an aperture therein,

a door acting as part of the top of said clamping said door in a closed osition, a

11i-ner projecting through sai 'aperture and occupying part of the space therein, and means for supporting a keg .over said burner and said aperture whereby matter passing from said keg may freely enter said housing through said aperture and be removed through said door.

6. In a device of the character described, a housing formed with an aperture therein, a burner projecting through said aperture and occupying part of the space therein, said burner comprising an outer shell having a plurality of apertures near the upper end, a mixing tube positioned in said shell and extending therethrough, means connected with the lower end of said mixing tube for supplying the mixing tube with air,

a gas discharge nozzle extending into said housing, pivotally mounted means for mixing tube and spaced therefrom, and means for supplying gas to said discharge nozzle whereby the same may mix with air in the Vmixing tube and be forced out the apertures in said shell, and means for supporting a keg so that said burner will project through the bunghole thereof and hold the bunghole above the aperture in said housing whereby matter passing from said keg will move through said aperture into 1C the interior of said housing.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ROBERT DRONIA. Witnesses:

A. L. KITCHIN, PHILIP D. RoLLHAUs. 

